Tag: Miami Beach city commission

Miami Beach Miami Beach commissioners on Wednesday voted not to extend a four-month ban on medical marijuana dispensaries past May 17, when the current ban expires. Saying “the people have voted,” Mayor Phillip Levine said I don’t think we need to slow things down.” Commissioners voted in January to extend

South Beach Miami Beach Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez’s attempt to reach a compromise between her colleagues and a group of citizens leading a ballot initiative to restrict increasing maximum building heights in the city failed to get any traction Wednesday night. Gonzalez sponsored a resolution that would have been…

Rendering of Baylink Miami Beach’s plan to bring light rail to the city is moving forward after one city commissioner briefly held up the train. On Wednesday night, a majority of the city commission declined to reconsider its recent vote directing City Manager Jimmy Morales to begin negotiations with…

Ocean Drive in Miami Beach Miami Beach commissioners on Wednesday waded into a contentious debate about whether to ban most alcohol sales on Ocean Drive from 5th to 15th Street after 2 a.m. Miami Beach mayor Philip Levine said he will propose an ordinance that will restrict alcohol sales…

Rendering of Baylink Miami Beach city commissioners on Wednesday directed City Manager Jimmy Morales to begin talks with the French rail firm, Alstom, on an interim agreement that could eventually lead to a light rail system being built in South Beach that could lead to a Baylink system crossing the…

Ocean Drive in Miami Beach Miami Beach commissioners, frustrated with the proliferation of multi-passenger golf buggies that ferry tourists around South Beach while blaring loud music, asked the city’s Neighborhoods Committee Wednesday night to look into ways to reduce noise on Ocean Drive. Last year the city commission voted to&hellip;

Ocean Drive in Miami Beach Miami Beach commissioners, frustrated with the proliferation of multi-passenger golf buggies that ferry tourists around South Beach while blaring loud music, asked the city’s Neighborhoods Committee Wednesday night to look into ways to reduce noise on Ocean Drive. Last year the city commission voted to&hellip;

Look up in the sky! #Floatopia A photo posted by Floatopia (@floatopia) on Sep 2, 2014 at 2:26pm PDT Miami Beach commissioners are moving to control “high impact events,” directing City Manager Jimmy Morales to draft an ordinance that would allow city officials to ban…

Look up in the sky! #Floatopia A photo posted by Floatopia (@floatopia) on Sep 2, 2014 at 2:26pm PDT Miami Beach commissioners are moving to control “high impact events,” directing City Manager Jimmy Morales to draft an ordinance that would allow city officials to ban…